I beleive that the swim course was long. Many people thought it was about 5 minutes longer than they expected. I felt good this whole swim, but was shocked by the time. I felt just like I did yesterday when I swam 1200 yards straight. My sighting seemed to keep me in a straight line with almost no correction needed. I should have been between 24-26 minutes. Also, my stopwatch had me a minute faster than the official time. Go figure. I guess my stopwatch isn't calibrated.

Train more so I can get out in front of the pack sooner.

I had a poor transition spot on my rack. Since I got there late, I was in the mud and puddles, instead of the asphalt. This meant I had to get my stuff, then go get more stuff, so it took much longer than usual. I was also dead tired from the swim, so my travel time was slow.

Get there earlier so I could be on the pavement and some other poor soul could be in the mud.

My cyclocomputer wasn't working, so I had no idea of speed or distance. I just humped the entire way, and the results showed. I only had one or two long steeper hills that really slowed me down. The rest of the way, I stayed in aero and pedalled my little tushy off.

Check my computer out pre-race.

See comments above. Plus my ass hurt after the bike, so it took a little longer than normal to get going.

See comments above.

I was shooting for an hour, and my watch had me at an hour plus some seconds. I actually passed some other runners, but not many. I still get blown away on the run.

Become a faster runner.

Got some water, spaghetti and a banana. Talked to Chris Hughes and the Relay Team of Tri'nNC, Jenneunc and Matthew_Wise. then I packed up my crap and drove home.


The rain and wind seemed to slow me down some. Also, My age, weight, genetic make-up and other biological factors might play a role.


This was my first Oly, and although I missed my goal, I am extremely pleased with my performance. The race was well run, with a great course, which would be much better in dry conditions.

When I crossed the line, it said my time was 2:52 and change. That would account for the differences in my swim and run times. I will go ahead and say I ran closer to 9:40 miles than 9:58 miles. Oh well.